The Scorned Heiress: No More Mercy novel Chapter 377

Eleanor's good mood is completely shattered. In the past, whenever Tara and Kellen came over, the manor was filled with genuine laughter and warmth. Now, the atmosphere is suffocating, thick with veiled insults and exhausting power plays. She knows exactly who is to blame. Jade is acting as a wedge, deliberately fracturing her son's household until there is zero loyalty left among them.

Eleanor glances at Deanna, silently lamenting her daughter-in-law's naive ignorance. Deanna blindly assumes that Tara's long absence is the sole reason for her current rebellious streak, never once stopping to question if there are darker truths hiding beneath the surface.

Eleanor admits she also doubted Tara at first, falling for Jade's grateful, sweet facade. But after analyzing the details—especially how Tara single-handedly saved Kellen and cured her own poisoning—Eleanor sees the undeniable truth. Tara is brilliant, fiercely independent, and capable. It is only Deanna and Charles who remain willfully blind, dragging their three sons into a pathetic web of manipulation.

"Grandma, we aren't tearing each other apart," Alec says with a dismissive shrug. "Families bicker. It's totally normal." Alec is the most careless of the brothers, having perfectly inherited his mother's shallow, naive disposition, which makes him embarrassingly easy to control.

Kellen rolls her eyes so hard they ache. Does Alec genuinely think the rest of the world is as stupid as he is?

"I don't want to hear another word. I'm exhausted," Eleanor says sharply. She waves a hand, gesturing for Kellen to help her up. In her prime, Eleanor would have verbally dismantled Alec, but tonight, she simply wants peace.

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